Ink-well.



` PATENTBD SEPT. 1'7, 1907. B. KUVAGIG. INK WELL APPLICATION FILED HAY 3, 1907.

v ...ivf w d x n /w a z BLASIUS4 K OVACIC, OF EAST PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

INK-WELL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 17, 1907.

Application filed May 3, 1902. Serial No. 371,588.

To alb'whom it may concern: s

Be it known that I, BLAsIUs Kovscic, a subject of the King of Hungary, residing'at East Pittsburg, in-the county of- Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in lnlcwells, of which the following is a specification,

reference being had therein to the accompanying draw- This invention relates to improvements in ink wells, and the invention has for its object'to provide positive and reliable means for effecting the closing of the opening of an ink well, should the same be accidentally tilted or upset. i

My improved ink well consists of a receptacle having a sliding lid for closing the pen opening of the ink Well,

the lid being normally retained in a closed position by a spring, and held in an open position by a-gravity plunger.- I he lid is provided with a spring-held elcment in the form of ak ball for closing the pen openingv of the well, when the lid is in a closed position.

The detail construction of my-invention will be hercinafter more f' illy described and then specifically pointed out in the appended claims; and referring to the drawingforming part of this specification, like numerals of reference designate corresponding 'parts throughout the several views, in whichz Figure l is a perspective view'of the ink well, the lid thereof omitted, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the lid, Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view ofthe ink well,

the lid and plunger thereof being omitted, Fig. 4 is an elevation of a gravityplunger used in connection with the well, Fig 5 is a' sectional view of the lid of the ink well, Fig. 6 is an elevation of a spring and closure used in connection with the lid, Fig. 7 is a fragmentary sectional view of the ink well illustrating the lid in an open position, Fig. 8 is a similar view of the well illustrating the lid in a closed position. i

To put my invention into practice, I construct my improved ink well in the form of a receptacle l having a bottom 2 of sufiicient thickness and weight to insure stability in position of the ink Well. The top of the receptacle is closed by a plate 3 having a countersunk portion 4 and provided with guide ways 5 for a lid 6. The countersunk portion 4 of the plate 3 is provided with a beveled pen opening 7.

The lid or clos .1re 6 is adapted to slide in the guide Nays 5', and is provided with a slotted extension 8 for thc reception of thc upper end of a spring 9, secured to one side of the receptacle l, as at 10. The spring 9 is adapted to normally hold the lid in a closed position. The opposite end of the lid 6 is provided with a verticallyextending tubular portion, the upper end 'of which is closed by a screw l5 threaded therein, thereby forming a pocket for a spring l2 and a peri-opening opening to close it when the lid is in its closed position, being held therein by the spring l2.

Tol retain the lid 6 in an open position, I provide the receptacle at a suitable point below the lid 6 with a vertically disposed sleeve 16, said sleeve being'suitably secured in the bottom of the receptacle and in the countersunk. portion 4 of the plate 3. In the sleeve 16 is'mounted a gravity plunger 17 having tapering ends 18 and 19, the former being adapted t engage recesses 20 or 2l formed in the under face of the lid 6, while the latter is`positioned and guided in a plug 22 threaded in the` lower end of the sleeve 16, said plug having a central passageway through which the end 19 extends.

The position of the lid or closure for the ink-well, when the latter is in use, is shown in Fig. 7 of the drawing, wherein the lid 6 is held in its outer or open position by the tapering end-l8 of the gravity plunger 17 extending into the recess 20 of the lid 6 against the tension of the spring 9. When the ink well is raised or tilted, the plunge`l7 descends by gravity a sufficient distance to release the lid 6, and allow the spring 9 to close said lid. The ball 14 is immediately seated in the beveled pen opening 7, therebyr sealing it. When the ink well is righted, the tapering end 18 of the plunger 17 engages in the recess 2l of the lid and holds the lid in a `closed position. To open the lid it. is necessary that the ink well be raised to allow the plunger to release the lid, at whichtime the lid can be opened against the tension o f spring9 and the tapering end 18 of the plunger` 17 allowed to pass into the recess 20 of '-lthe lid 6.

The beveling of the pen opening 7 permits the ele-i nient 14 to-readily move into and out of said opening when the lid 6 is moved. t A

It will be apparent from the illustration of my inven-v tion that 'I have devised an ink well that can be filled in the lordinary manner, but which, when accidentally upset` or tilted, cannotl precipitate the inkor writing fluid therefrom. y i

The ink well is preferably constructed of metal having non-corrosive qualities,4 and is capable ofbeing ornamented and finishedto present a neat appearance.

What I claimand desire to secure by Letters Patent,

able ina directiony laterally of the opening, said closure being normally in closed position, and means carried by the well for retaining the closure in either an open or action Aof said means. ,I

3. The combination with an ink-weil having s. pen-open ing. of Lenting-closing closure for said opening, said clolio closed position,- the position of the well controlling' the 4.. The combination and 'means carried by the well for yretaining the closurein an open position, the trolled by the position of the well.

5. iin ink Well having a closure for its pen-opening, a spring for placing a tension on said closure and means for retaining said closure in an open position'ngainst its sp1ing-tension,'the operative position of said means beingr controlled by the positionA of the well.

6. An inkfwell having a laterally-movable closure for its pen-opening, and means whereby the closure, when in its open position,'will be automatically closed upon an upsetting movement of the well, said means retaining the closure iny either an open or closed position.

release of said means being con- 7. An ink Well consisting of a receptacle, a top plate' carried thereby and having a ountersunk portion 'pro vided with a beveled pen opening, nbly mounted in said countersunk portion,

ing, a sleevel `mounted in and extending ceptacle, and a gravity plunger arranged. in said sleeve for holding said lid in open or closed position.

8. An ink well consisting of a receptacle having a pen opening formed therein, a spring-pressed lid slidably closed position, In testimony Whereof'I ence oi. two witnesses. y

- BLASIUS KOVACIC. Witnesses:

S. H. Ransom, MAX H. Saonovwz.

a spring held lid slid..

a sprilig-l pressed element carried by saidjlxfor closing said open- 'v through said rel4 aiixmy signature in the pres- 

